The Washington critic., 1887-12-10
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Notice Issued by the National Com
rnittec.


The following call for the next Ma
tional Republican Convention has been
issued by the National Republican Com
mittcc:
To THE REPUBLICAN, ELEcrors or THE
UNITED STATES: In accordance with usage,
and obedient to the instructions of the Re-
publican National Convention of 1881, II ma
tional convention of delegated representa-
iiyes of the Republican party will be held at
the city of Chicago, ILL.,, on Tuesday, the 10Th
day of June, 1883, at 12 o'clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for Presi-
dent and Nicc-President TO be supported at
the next national election, and for the trans
action of such other business as may be there
presented.
WHO ARE REPUBLICANS.
Republican electors in the several States
and voters without rcguxd to past political
atfiliation, difference or action, who believe
in the American principle ofa protective tariff
for the defense and development of home
industries and the elevation of home labor,
who would reduce the national taxes and
prevent the accumulation of the surplus in
the Treasury in harmony with this principle;
who are opposed to the attempt, now more
openly avowed than ever before, to establish
policy which would strike down American
labor to the level of the underpaid and OPP
pressed workers of foreign lands; who favor
u system Of naval and coast defenses, which
will enable the United States to con-
duct its international negotiations with
self.respect; who gratefully cherish the de-
Tenders of the county,; who condemn and
resent the continued and unjust exclusion
of rapidly growing Territories which have an
indsputable title to admission into the sis
terhood of States; who are in favor of free
schools and popular education, free and
honest ballot and u fair count, the protection
of every citizen of the United States in his
legal rights at home and abroad, n foreign
policy that shall extend our trade and COM
mcrce to every land and cline and shall
properly support the dignity of the nation
and the promotion Of friendly and har-
monious relations and intercourse between
all the States, are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the formation of the ma
tional ticket
Each State will be entitled 10 four dele
gates-at-large, and for each Representative
at-large two delegates, and each Congress
sional district, each Territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia to two delegates.
METHOD OF CHOOSING DELEGATES.
The dclegates-at-lnrge shall be chosen by
| popular State conventions, called on not less
| than twenty days published notice, and not
| less than thirty DAYS before the meeting of
| the National Convention. The Con-
gressional district delegates shall be
| chosen in tho same manner rs the
| nomination Of delegates in Congress Is
made. The delegates from the District
of Columbia shall be chosen at convention
| constituted of members elected IN primary
district assemblies held under the call and
direction of the Republican Central Commit
tee of said district. An alternate delegate
for each delegate in the National COnven-
tion TO act in case of the absence of the dele
gate, shall he elected in the same manner
and at the same time as the delegate is
elected.
coNTEsTING DELEGATES.
All notices of contests must be filed with
the National Committee in writing accom-
panied by printed statements of the ground,
Of contests, which shall be made public
Preference in the order of hearing and de
tcrmining contests will be given by the con
yeniion IN accordance with the dates of films
such notices and statements with the Ma
tional Committee.
b. Il. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FI.ssENpEH, Secretary.
Washington, d, o., Dec. s, 1887.